GRAFINE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC

Thesis

The firm's core strategy revolves around identifying and investing in the "next generation of private equity leaders" and emerging managers. Their investment thesis centers on a "corporate growth equity approach" and a focus on lower to middle-market buyout strategies. They seek out managers with deep sector-specific expertise and a proven track record of at least 10-15 years. The firm emphasizes a "pioneering investment approach" that involves seeding experienced investors establishing new firms, mitigating start-up risk, and catalyzing growth. Grafine aims to bring sophisticated capital partners and rising investment talent together, fostering alignment and transparency. They also engage in direct deals and invest alongside operating partners. The firm's geographic scope appears to be global, with a specific mention of a strategic partnership with Stanley Capital, a European and US-focused mid-market private equity firm. Grafine's strategy involves acting as an anchor limited partner (LP) for first-time funds, providing institutional-level support in exchange for revenue sharing and co-investment opportunities for their own LPs. They also create opportunities for their LPs to access co-investments with new managers. Grafine Partners closed its inaugural strategy, Grafine Capital I LP, and parallel vehicles with approximately $600 million in capital commitments, exceeding its $500 million target. As of December 31, 2025, Grafine manages approximately $775 million of regulatory assets on a discretionary basis. The firm has also raised a total of $200 million across one funding round, with CAZ Investments and RedBird Capital Pa

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